pizzaiolo

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noun

One who makes pizzas; a pizzamaker.

Scrabble 29

Meanings

nounpizzaiolo (plural pizzaiolos or pizzaioli)

plural pizzaiolos · plural pizzaioli

  1. One who makes pizzas; a pizzamaker.

    The wood-burning ovens and rock-star pizzaioli that seemed exotic not long ago are becoming familiar.

    2010 August 25, Oliver Strand, “New York Pizza Enters a Golden Age”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
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    Mr. Arena routinely travels to pizzerias, and also responds to questions from pizzaiolos from around the world, including Brazil and China. […] Evel Pie, where Mr. Rotolo was once the head pizzaiolo, has a punk-rock-meets-Evel-Knievel aesthetic, replete with a Knievel-themed pinball machine, ’70s-era bunting and music, and the words “Live Hard, Ride Fast, Eat Pizza” in lights above the bar.

    2020 March 6, Robert Spuhler, “In Las Vegas, the Home-Style Pizza Is an Everything Pie”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Italianpizzaiolo
  2. Italianpizzaiolo
  3. Englishpizzaiolo

Borrowed from Italian pizzaiolo.

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Chicago

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